FNUS75 KGJT 091412
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIREWATER CANYON...UT-UOA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
812 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0738 MDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE REMAINED MIXED AND GUSTY AT THE RAWS OBSERVATION
SITE OVERNIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE
MID MORNING HOURS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUST OF AROUND 45 MPH
POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. MODELS ARE STILL INDICATED A
DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS NEAR
THE 6 TO 8 PM MDT TIME FRAME. WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY NEAR
AND BEHIND THE FRONT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS BECOMING MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN BY SUNRISE.
COOLER CONDITIONS AND MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH
                    THROUGH MID MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VERY WINDY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY...TURNING
                    NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
                    WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BY 8 PM MDT. WINDS
                    SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE EARLY
                    MORNING HOURS...BUT REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH AT 7 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...DENNIS PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...RACHELE OMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120609.FIREW.01/GJT